The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
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A sokol suit helmet can be seen against the window of the Soyuz TMA-11M capsule shortly after the spacecraft landed. Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and Rick Mastracchio of NASA landed near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan early on 14 May 2014. They returned to Earth after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 38 and 39 crews.